This is a series about a family in the Chicago area. As the series opens, John Callaway's wife dies of cancer leaving him a widower with two teenage children, John Jr. and Samantha.
This is the missing second book in The Callaways. It includes the rescue of Sheila and the later appearance of sibling sisters who will play feature roles in Jean and Jim. Sheila goes from being blind and beaten to being a beauty queen.